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Loterie Nationale Luxembourg National Lottery progresses, but suffers due to illegal gambling
The National Lottery takes stock 2018 of its activities
The National Lottery recorded an increase in sales from 2.75% (+ 3.7% in 2017) t...
HB855 Mississippi Lottery Corporation Board Of Directors To Authorize Video Lottery And Video Lottery Terminals
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An Act To Authorize The Mississippi Lottery Corporation Board Of Directors To Authorize Video Lottery And...
Hawaii Senate Bill 979 Creates a state lottery to begin by 1/1/2020
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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0) Status: Introduced on January 18 2019 - 25% progression Action: 2019-01-18 - Introduced. T...
Spain Hopes Its Gambling Sector Can Save Crumbling Economy
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Spain is still recovering from the global recession
Gambling generates a significant amount of revenue
The country...
Uganda prohibits sports betting
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has issued an order that effectively bans sports betting in the country. As per the order, new licence...
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) was able to remit P2.535 billion to the national government
Besides being the year when two players from Luzon and the Visayas won the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Ultra-Lotto game’...
OLG makes third-quarter payment to Innisfil
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) today issued a third-quarter (Oct. 1, 2018 to Dec. 31, 2018) non-tax gaming revenue payment ...
Status of bills in the 2019 legislative session relating to LOTTERY
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Establishes the Missouri Video Lottery Cont...
Status of bills in the 2019 legislative session relating to sports betting
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Former state Sen. Ray Lesniak: DOJ ruling could damage NJ’s online gambling, sports betting market
Lawmakers in New Jersey are warily eyeing the Department of Justice’s recent strict interpretation of the Wire Act, which critics say cou...
Kansas Sports Betting Bill Includes Integrity Fees
Kansas lawmakers introduced a sports betting bill Jan. 17, a measure that includes an “integrity fee” for sports leagues and other regula...
Minnesota Indian Gaming Association to Oppose Sports Betting Legislation Passage
Despite the efforts of local campaigners, sports betting would probably stay out of Minnesota for the time being.
Last week, the chair o...
Machine Learning Data on The Cutting Edge of Cybersecurity Efforts
Driven By Data
On the surface, it seems like cybersecurity professionals would be focused on designing stronger barriers to attack and ...
Rhode Island Senator files mobile sports betting bill
Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio has put forward a new bill in an effort to legalise mobile sports betting...
Camelot unveils new Set For Life annuity game
Camelot UK Lotteries has unveiled details of a new draw-based annuity game that offers UK players the chance of winning £10,000 (€11,100/...
Prosecuting under the updated U.S. Federal Wire Act won’t be easy
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently decided to change its position of the Federal Wire Act. Whereas it previously said that th...
Alberta taking yet another look at legal online gambling
Alberta appears set to become the next Canadian province to launch online gambling operations under its local government monopoly.
On Fr...
Pennsylvania warns online gambling licensees to comply with new Wire Act opinion
Pennsylvania gaming regulators are warning their online licensees to ensure their operations are compliant with the US Department of Just...
SWEDEN: New Swedish gambling legislation from 1 January 2019
Since the new gambling legislation came into effect in Sweden on 1 January 2019, a number of gambling license applications have been subm...
Esports Betting Market Set to Explode to a Total Value of $12.9B by 2020
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Esports Betting Market Set to Explode to a Total Value of $12.9B by 2020
JANUARY 20, 2019 BY CORT SMITH
Esports is already t...
Virginia senators say bills on casinos, sports betting may be too much to tackle
For the dozens of people hoping to hear Virginia is ready to open its doors to casinos and sports betting, there were few signs of encour...
North Dakota Becomes Latest State To Introduce Sports Betting Legislation
Rep. Jason Docktor's Bill Would Allow North Dakotans To Bet On Sports Through Charitable Organizations
There are currently seven states ...
New York Governor Cuomo Makes Sports Betting Part Of State Budget
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo intends to bring sports betting to the state by making it part of his $170 billion budget package.
During...
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker files sports betting bill
SPRINGFILD, Mass. (WWLP) - Gov. Charlie Baker has filed legislation to authorize the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to license the state...
Greece: The Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) has publishing an updated list of rules on online gambling regulations
The Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) has publishing an updated list of rules on online gambling regulations. The new rule has amendments...
La Française des Jeux (FDJ) has reported a 4.4% year-on-year increase in amounts wagered by players in 2018
JANUARY 17, 2019
€15.8 BN IN PLAYER STAKES IN 2018, A GROWTH OF +4.4% DRIVEN BY DIGITALISATION INVESTMENTS, SPORTS BETTING IN THE WORLD ...
Zeal shareholders approve Lotto24 takeover offer
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German gambling company Zeal Network’s TIMGn.DE shareholders paved the way for the takeover of rival Lotto24 (LO24n...
Mississippi casino revenue up in 2018 with sports betting
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Mississippi casino revenues rose in 2018, with patronage noticeably increasing beginning in August, after the state lega...
Is AI better than punters at bluffing in gambling?
Gambling has partly made a digital shift, away from dimly-lit casinos to the brighter online world, opening up opportunities for more peo...
Sportradar AG, a data provider backed by the NFL and Michael Jordan, is launching a new sports-gambling marketing company
Sportradar AG, a data provider backed by the NFL and Michael Jordan, is launching a new sports-gambling marketing company, seeking to cap...